"The city’s deputy political secretary said that blame for the death lay with Li, who had swooned while doing push-ups and hit his skull against the wall."

That explanation is so incredible that it might just -- no. No way. How about this: That explanation is so incredible that the authorities must have thought it too much trouble to p*ss on Li's grave.

12:29 am March 3, 2012

OODA loop STAT wrote:

When you hear stories every week about how Chinese infrastructures fall apart because of shoddy workmanship and the short-cuts involved in their projects, I'm certainly not surprised to learn that the Rail Ministry would use dirt instead of rock or cement to lay HSR track for the trains. The real crime is reading the story from 'New Century Weekly' about how Chinese taxpayers are shelling out 140 million yuan per train or 22 million dollars! The article stated that CRH-2 trains toilets cost 300,000 yuan each, and that toilets on CRH-3 trains cost only 1.2 million yuan! The toilet paper holder on the trains run 1,125 yuan which has me wondering how much the toilet paper goes for on HSR trains in China!

Regarding the mysterious deaths of citizens in detention by the police in China is always a subject of debate! So the police in Guangdong said Li Yaping died while hitting his head against the wall while doing pushups? Well, it certainly belongs with the many other sad excuses by various police departments in China on custody deaths! My favorites are: death by drinking hot water, death by injesting pesticide, death by sleeping with pillow over face, death by playing hide n' seek with police.....................it never ends with the excuses by the Chinese police doesn't it!

Lastly, I laughed at the turnaround Conan O'Brian bit making fun of Da Peng's show for ripping off Conan's opening sequence! Way to go Conan for embarrassing that copycat into losing face!

2:27 am March 3, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

There is corruption everywhere. Wasn't Obama's senator seat sold by a US governor?

China built a high speed train network that will soon soon be longer than that of the rest of the world combined and those only happens in ten years time. As of quality, there definitely problems but its safety record is on par with the developed world.

6:28 am March 3, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

@OODA loop STAT
The 300000 yuan toilet remind me of the "controversy" over how Chinese rockets costs $1 billion per launch, how official are obviously embezzling the money, and how its obviously a giant waste of taxpayer money, then it turns out, as anyone with some understand knows from the start, the cost was made up by applying the payload cost of $5000 per kg LEO to the 190 ton weight of the entire rocket at launch. I guess that would be a fitting story for WSJ and the intelligence level of its readers.

4:37 pm March 3, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

Poor RACIST Indiaman OODA loop STAT

You are stinking from every part of your body!
Go home and bath with your cow.

5:37 pm March 3, 2012

Claude wrote:

With the levels of corruption in china that take place with all projects, there's going to be a long series of catastrophes in the near future, Just think of all the bridges and overpasses, tunnels and buildings that have been built in the last 20 years. Now think of all the scandals that take place yearly, Those are the ones who are caught, think of those who aren't. It's the tip of the iceberg.

11:40 pm March 3, 2012

OODA loop STAT wrote:

4:37 pm March 3, 2012
Anonymous,

As usual, you can't seem to be able to argue any points to counter my comments, except to respond with insults?

I have to admit, your rhetoric clearly shows how intelligent you truely are!

China's propaganda department must be getting their money's worth paying you fifty lously cents for your continued sparkling comments!

3:43 am March 4, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

FAGUO wrote:
China’s paid posters are still here? there are not busy fighting inflation or trying to sell their overpriced flat before the market collapses?

All the AMERICAN PAID DOOMDAYSAYERS will soon find out that their action of lying and brand of HATRED they spread in here will soon CURSE themselves to POVERTY and it is already happening as their country USA fortune went on the DECLINE.

As for the ordinary Chinese, they do not give a DAMN. China is UNSTOPPABLE and come 2015 USA will slip to the 2nd position in term of ECONOMIC POWER and even 3/4 if they cannot repay their debt to the WORLD.
BYE BYE USA!

3:46 am March 4, 2012

Anonymous wrote:

Poor OODA loop STAT

The point is you are BORING! You came it DAY in DAY out inventing NEW LIES and ALLEGATIONS without any evidence.

What is there to counter where you have been PROVEN to be a LIAR over and over again?

LIke the guy in the picture bathing in the street, you have NO SHAME!

6:44 am March 4, 2012

OODA loop STAT wrote:

Don't I have a point myself other then keeping on ruminating the 30 years old anti-Chinese propagana slogans.

8:15 am March 4, 2012

OODA loop STAT wrote:

I am a CIA agent and it is my job to smear China.

8:17 am March 4, 2012

OODA loop STAT wrote:

With in CIA, we call this psychological warfare.

9:47 am March 4, 2012

Far close wrote:

WSJ is surprising me by its lack of imagination. I mean come on, we've been reading shoddy stories on China and all what's 'wrong' with it. It just gets boring. Can't you write something more imaginative and interesting? Providing a link to a Chinese-language source based on some rumors isn't the most serious way to drive your anti-China propaganda. You an do better guys.

11:24 pm March 8, 2012

Huh wrote:

I did 100 push up and I didn't die even once... you mad?

11:40 pm March 8, 2012

Matt Zivich wrote:

Please stay safe China.

11:40 pm March 8, 2012

Chestbrah wrote:

Creatine: Not even once, China.

11:41 pm March 8, 2012

Jacked Brah wrote:

I'm Asian and my elbows are pointy, do I have potential?

9:40 am March 9, 2012

LMAO China wrote:

It's not our fault.... but we will give his family 50K and pay for his funeral expenses, Yeah right! Because everyone knows China is just NICE like that.

Hey You! Mister hi blood pressure drop and give me 100!

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